Boise State is getting everything it wants these days, the latest being the chance to continue wearing all-blue uniforms on its blue, homefield turf.

Boise State can wear its homefield blues after the NCAA announced Thursday that a proposal to ban the practice was denied. (AP Photo)

The Playing Rules Oversight Panel denied a proposal by the rules committee that, if passed, would have made eliminated the possibility. The Mountain West Conference wrote a letter to the NCAA in support of Boise State’s wish to keep in place the current rule.

That was just one of several rules changes that were made and announced on Thursday.

The biggest rule concerns player safety.

Players targeting defenseless players above the shoulders will be ejected from the game. As proposed, if the penalty occurs during the first half of play, the player will miss the rest of the game. If it happens any later in the game, the player will miss the first half of the team’s next game. The hits, though, are subject to replay review.

They didn’t call it the Lane Kiffin rule, but a player who changes numbers during the game must report the change to the referee, who will then announce the change. Also, teammates can no longer share numbers.

Clock issues were also on the table. A 10-second runoff with less than a minute remaining in a half will be added when the clock is stopped for an injury. A rule that could affect the outcome of contests was also added: a minimum of 3 seconds must be on the clock in order to spike the ball, stopping the clock. Otherwise, the offense has to run a play.